Device for winding hair



M. KATCHER DEVICE FOR WINDING HAIR Filed March 16, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 DEVICE FOR WINDING HAIR Filed March 16, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I Pawf, ATTORNEYS for the application of suitable lotions and heat,v

` the invention;

Patented v pr. 16, 1935 PATENT OFFICE y 17,997,690 DEVICE Fon WINDING HAIR Y" Morris Katcher, Long Island City, N. Y., assigner to Samuel Bonat and Harry'onat, constituting the firm of Samuel Bonat & Bro.,New

York, N; Y.

ApplicationMarch 16, 1934, Serial N0. 715,823

10 Claims.

This invention relates .to Athe art of vso-v-called permanent Waving of hair on the human head, and particularly to devices facilitating the Winding of locks of hair onspindles in preparation whereby a Wave is imparted to the hair thus treated.

The winding of hair Von the spindles is accomplished by Winders of the type described more, particularly in the U. S. Vpatent .to Santurello, No. 1,760,320. `Such Winders are provided With fingers to engage the locks of hair previously clamped near the roots. As the winder is turned on thespindle, the lock of hair is .l Wound spirally thereon, and in this spiral form is subjected to the successive steps of the Waving treatment. The Winding of the hair by manual operation of the Winders istedious, and considerable time is required for'the separate winding of the number of locks on 'the entire head.

It. isthe object ofthe., present invention to afford a simple and-.effective device for operating the Winders from power-driven means, thereby permitting more rapid, keflicient and uniform Winding of the separate locks of hair. y

Another Objectis the provision of a device whereby a plurality of Vlocksv of hair may be wound simultaneously, thereby further' decreasing the time required to prepare the head of hair for. the subsequent treatment.

Other objects and advantages ,of the invention Will be apparent as it is, better understood by reference to the following specication and the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of a device embodying Fig. 2 is Aa section on the line 2-2 of' Fig. l, illustrating the application of the device to the Winder; l Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 isl a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating a modi- `fied form of the device;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5;, Fig. 7 is a section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6; and

Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views similar to Fig. .7 illustrating ldifferent arrangements of the Winding means.v

As hereinbefore indicated, the invention is applicable particularly to Winders of the type illustrated in thev Santurello Patent No. 1,760,320, in co-operation With the clamping means and `spindle upon which the hair is Wound. The spindle and Winder, Which form no part of the present invention, are illustrated in Fig.V ofv the drawings. A clamping device` 5 with a pad 6 of insulating material secured to the bottom thereof is adapted to be disposed adjacent the scalp. A spindle 1 is connected to the clamp and a Winder 8 is mounted on the spindle. `A lock of hair 9 is secured by the clamping device 5, Which may be of any suitable construction, and is engaged by a nger I0 projecting from the Winder 8 having a helical slot Il in which the lock of hair is disposed. 'The Winder is provided preferably With split ends l2, affording a resilient and frictional engagement with the spindle 1. When the Winder is turned on the spindle i, the lock of hair is Wound spirally on the spindle.. After it is thus Wound, Suitable Vlotions may. be` applied, and the hair `may be surroundedjby a suitable Wrapper and by a heating device to permitV the desired treatment of the hair. The

Wrapper and heating device form no part of the present invention and are not illustrated.

The present invention is designed to facilitate the operation of thev Winder 8 through powerdrivenV means. It comprises a housing I3 having a removable section I4 which is provided- With an extension I5 having a close sliding fit in a recess provided in the housing i3. The section I4 can be Withdrawn from the housing i3.

At one lend of the housing I3, a flexible shaft I8 is secured in a suitable openingI by a pin H, and a solid extension I8 connected to the flexible shaft is provided with a key I8 which engages a slot 28 in an adapter 2l connected by a pin 22 to a shaft 23; The shaft 23 is supported in bear- 'ings in the section I4. yA ball thrust bearing 28 is provided preferably at the end of the Vshaft 23 to prevent binding of the shaft in the bearings.

A Worm 25 is secured to the shaft 23 andengages a Worm Wheel 26 supported in the section It and having an opening 2'! with keyways 28 at the'sides thereof. When the device is disposed in the position indicated in Fig. 2 in co-operation with the Winder `8, ribs 29 on the Winder engage the keyways 28. Consequently, rotation of the shaft 23 and the consequent rotation of the worm Wheel 26 Will cause the Winder 8 to rotate on the ispindle Il and Wind the lock of hair. As'the lock of hair is Wound, the Winder 8 rises on the spindle Il until the Winding is completed; The Worm Wheel 26 Vcan be disengaged then from the Winder 8 and utilized upon other and adjacent spindles to complete the Winding of the several locks of hair. y

Rotation of the Yflexible shaft VI6 may beaccornlplisl'ied through connection With any suitable prime mover such as an electric motor (not shown). The motor may be controlled by a switch 30 having a button 3|. Conveniently, the switch 30 may be enclosed within the casing I3 so as to be operated conveniently. The details of the switch form no part of the present invention and are not illustrated. The switch may be connected through an insulated conductor 32 in the usual manner to the source of current and to the motor, so that when the button 3| is depressed the motor is started and when the button is released the motor stops. Thus the operator may have complete control of the device.

While the electrical connections permitting stopping and starting of the motor as hereinbebore described afford a most convenient way of controlling the operation of the device, it is apparent that the electrical controlling means may be disposed otherwise than as indicated and that in place of such electrical controlling means a mechanical device for connecting and disconnecting the shaft 23 with the flexible shaft may be incorporated in the device. Clutches suitable for such operation are well known in the art and therefore are not illustrated.

Referring to Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive, a modified form of the device is shown in which two winders on adjacent spindles may be operated simultaneously. In this form of the device, the casing 33 and an extension 34 afford a support for a shaft 35 which is connected to a flexible shaft 36 as in the preceding embodiment of the invention. The shaft 35 carries a worm 31 which engages two worm wheels 38 adapted to be driven by the worm in opposite directions as indicated by the arrows. Slidably supported in the worm Wheels 38 are sleeves 39 having keyways 40 which are adapted to engage keys 4| connected to the Worm wheels 38. Thus the sleeves are rotated with the Worm wheels but are movable relatively thereto.

The sleeves 39 are held normally in the position indicated in Fig. 6 by coil springs 42 and are provided at their lower ends with ratchet teeth 43 which are adapted to engage similar ratchet teeth on the winders 44 mounted on spindles 45 with clamps 46 and insulating material 41 at the ends thereof adapted to be disposed adjacent the scalp. Thus when the device is disposed to co-operate with winders on two adjacent spindles 45, the ratchet teeth will engage and actuate the winders. Since the locks of hair are not necessarily of equal length, the springs 42 are provided to permit compensation, that is to say, when the winding of one lock of hair is completed, the position of the sleeve 39 with respect to the clamp 46 will remain fixed, but the adjacent sleeve 39 which is actuating the Winder for the contiguous lock of hair may move upwardly against the spring 42 until the winding of that lock is also completed. 'I'he operation f the device may be controlled through a switch box 48 with a button 49 which is connected by a conductor 50 to a source of current, and an electric motor or other means hereinbefore described, may be utilized to effect the starting and stopping of the mechanism.

In Figs. 8 and 9, other forms ofmultiple winding devices are illustrated. The structure and operation of these devices is precisely the same as that described in connection with Figs. to '1 inclusive, except for the arrangement of the worms and worm wheels. In Fig. 8, the casing 5| is provided with an extension 52 affording a support for a shaft 53 having arms 54 and 55 thereon. These arms co-operate with worm wheels 56, 51, 58 and 59, arranged in pairs, the worm wheels of each pair being adapted to rotate in opposite directions. Each of the worm wheels is provided with a sleeve 60 with keyways co-operating with suitable keys in the worm wheels, so that the sleeves are movable relatively as in the preceding embodiment of the invention. It will be understood that the sleeves, when driven and co-operating with winders on the spindles as in Fig. 5, will actuate the winders and Wind simultaneously four locks of hair. In Fig. 9, the casing 6| and extension 62 afford a support for a shaft 63 having worms 64, 65 and 66 thereon co-operating with worm wheels 61, 68 and 69 arranged in tandem. The worm wheels are provided with relatively movable sleeves 10, 1| and 12, adapted to engage the winders and to actuate them so that three locks of hair can be wound simultaneously. 'I'he direction of rotation of the worm wheels is determined by the threads on the worms 64, 65 and 66. The devices illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9 may be actuated and controlled in the manner described in connection with the preceding embodiments.

'I'he devices herein described are simple and afford the possibility of greatly increased emciency, and therefore a material reduction in the amount of time consumed in winding locks of hair for permanent waving. In addition to the increased facility of winding, it has been found that the winding is more uniform and the wave imparted to the hair is more satisfactory than can be attained usually by manual operation, even by the most skilled operators.

Various changes may be made in the structure and arrangement of the parts without departing from the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I claim:

1. In a device adapted to facilitate the winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent Waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and annular means, actuated by the driving means, having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

2. In a device adapted to facilitate the winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent waving operations, a casing, a shaft, a worm on the shaft and an annular Worm wheel, actuated by the worm, having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

3. In a device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and annular means on opposite sides of the shaft, actuated by the driving means and having axes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

4. In a device adapted to facilitate the winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and a plurality of annular means actuated by the driving means and havingaxes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

5. In a device adapted to facilitate the winding of locks of hair in permanent waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and annular means on opposite sides of the shaft, actuated by the driving means and having axes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft, including sleeves movable in the direction of their axes and resilient rmeans engaging the sleeves.

6. In a device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair in permanent Waving operations,

a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and a plurality of annular means actuated by the driving means and having axes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft, including sleeves movable in the direction of their axes and resilient means engaging the sleeves.

7. In a device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent Waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and a plurality of annular means, arranged in pairs, actuated by the driving means and having axes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

8. In a device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair longitudinally along a spindle in permanent Waving operations, a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft and a plurality of annular means, arranged in tandem, actuated by the driving means and having axes of rotation perpendicular to the axis of the shaft.

9. A device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair in permanent Waving operations comprising a casing, a shaft, driving means on the shaft, a rotatable annular member having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, means on the exterior of said annular member whereby it may be driven from said driving means, and means at the interior of said annular member adapted for imparting rotary movement to a winding element movable longitudinally of a curling spindle.

10. A device adapted to facilitate the Winding of locks of hair in permanent Waving operations comprising a shaft, means for imparting a rotary motion to said shaft, driving means on said shaft, rotatable means driven by said shaft and having an axis of rotation perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, a hair winding element adapted to at least partially enclose a spindle and to move longitudinally thereof to cause hair to be Wound thereon, and means for rotating said winding element by rotation of said rotatable member.

MORRIS KATCHER. 

